Mexico City Visualization Examples

Report - Transport and Territorial Systems Group - UNAM

Ricardo Chavelas Manzo
Industrial and Systems Engineering (ITESM Toluca - 8th semester)

Introduction


The purpose of this presentation is to show how the Transport and Territorial Systems Group at UNAM has managed to visualize Mexico City

Supply and demand of transport freight (Private vehicles)

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Private freight transportation supply or demand (not specified)


Source: Integral Metropolitan Study on Freight Transport and Environment for the Valley of Mexico (Estudio integral metropolitano de transporte de carga y medio ambiente para el Valle de México)

Locations that draw and generate freight

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Main locations that draw and generate freight transportation

  • In green state limits
  • In dark gray districts (Mexico City) or municipalities (Mexico State)
  • In light gray road network

Source: Integral Metropolitan Study on Freight Transport and Environment for the Valley of Mexico (Estudio integral metropolitano de transporte de carga y medio ambiente para el Valle de México)

Specialized retailers locations

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Specialized retailers locations in MZMC.

  • Green circle & red star: Building Materials
  • Withe circle, yellow triangle, purple circle & purple unfilled circle: Discount Stores
  • Red cross, blue cross & orange cross: Office supplies
  • Purple cross: Boutique

Source: Integral Metropolitan Study on Freight Transport and Environment for the Valley of Mexico (Estudio integral metropolitano de transporte de carga y medio ambiente para el Valle de México)

Parking of freight vehicles

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Municipalities and districts that are used more often to encolse freight vehicles in MZMC.


Source: Integral Metropolitan Study on Freight Transport and Environment for the Valley of Mexico (Estudio integral metropolitano de transporte de carga y medio ambiente para el Valle de México)

Inner and outer trips

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"Desire Lines" of estimated trips in rush hour (8-9am) for all public transport freight vehicles

  • Lines: Outer trips
  • Circles: Inner trips within municipalities / districts

Source: Integral Metropolitan Study on Freight Transport and Environment for the Valley of Mexico (Estudio integral metropolitano de transporte de carga y medio ambiente para el Valle de México)

Roads used by freight vehicles

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Freight corridors

  • Red: Highways
  • Blue: Main Roadways
  • Yellow: Main Roads (Inner part of Mexico City)
  • Others: City access, controlled-access highways & secondary roads

Source: Integral Metropolitan Study on Freight Transport and Environment for the Valley of Mexico (Estudio integral metropolitano de transporte de carga y medio ambiente para el Valle de México)

Road Characterization

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Lane distribution, road dimensions and physical characteristics


Source: Integral Metropolitan Study on Freight Transport and Environment for the Valley of Mexico (Estudio integral metropolitano de transporte de carga y medio ambiente para el Valle de México)

Freight transportation flow

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Number of veihcles that use a specific road


Source: Integral Metropolitan Study on Freight Transport and Environment for the Valley of Mexico (Estudio integral metropolitano de transporte de carga y medio ambiente para el Valle de México)

All vehicles simulation

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Width of lines specify the flow of vehicles while the color specify the estimate of emissions for certain pollutant


Source: Integral Metropolitan Study on Freight Transport and Environment for the Valley of Mexico (Estudio integral metropolitano de transporte de carga y medio ambiente para el Valle de México)

Conflictive crossroads simulation

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Specific conflictive crossroads and new infrastructure simulation


Source: Integral Metropolitan Study on Freight Transport and Environment for the Valley of Mexico (Estudio integral metropolitano de transporte de carga y medio ambiente para el Valle de México)

Land use

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Analyze how land is used (Industrial, housing, services, trade, etc) and how it has changed

*Main use: Identify locations for logistics activities


Source: Integral Metropolitan Study on Freight Transport and Environment for the Valley of Mexico (Estudio integral metropolitano de transporte de carga y medio ambiente para el Valle de México)

Industrial parks in central region of Mexico

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Main industrial parks in

  • Estado de México
  • Hidalgo
  • Tlaxcala
  • Puebla
  • Morelos
  • Mexico City


Source: Strategies for a competitive logistical territorial management of the Central Region of Mexico (Estrategias para el Ordenamiento Territorial Logístico competitivo de la Región Centro)

Distribution centers in central region of Mexico

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Main distribution centers in

  • Estado de México
  • Hidalgo
  • Tlaxcala*
  • Puebla
  • Morelos*
  • Mexico City

* No DC


Source: Strategies for a competitive logistical territorial management of the Central Region of Mexico (Estrategias para el Ordenamiento Territorial Logístico competitivo de la Región Centro)

Logistic clusters

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Main logistic clusters in central region

  • Green marks: Distribution centers
  • Blue marks: Housing infrastructure bond tied logistic clusters

Source: Strategies for a competitive logistical territorial management of the Central Region of Mexico (Estrategias para el Ordenamiento Territorial Logístico competitivo de la Región Centro)

Logistic clusters

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Main industrial parks in central region

  • Red: Industrial parks
  • Green marks: Distribution centers
  • Blue marks: Housing infrastructure bond tied logistic clusters

    Grey lines: Roads and Highways


Source: Strategies for a competitive logistical territorial management of the Central Region of Mexico (Estrategias para el Ordenamiento Territorial Logístico competitivo de la Región Centro).

Logistic clusters

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Main industrial parks in central region

  • Red: Industrial parks
  • Green marks: Distribution centers
  • Blue marks: Housing infrastructure bond tied logistic clusters

    Grey lines: Roads and Highways


Source: Strategies for a competitive logistical territorial management of the Central Region of Mexico (Estrategias para el Ordenamiento Territorial Logístico competitivo de la Región Centro).

References

  • Metropolitan Area of Mexico City: some findings, some learnings (JPA_Metr_Area_Mex_City_FIndings_Learnings.pdf) Slides 3-17
  • Urban Logistics Practices - Case Study: Public policies for urban logistics in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (JPA_Urban_Logistics_Practices.pdf) Slides 18-

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  • Lista 2
  • Lista 3

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Por hacer

  • Hacer un mapa en R de la zona metropolitana de la ciudad de México, distinguir entre municipios, delegaciones y dónde se encuentra el centro histórico (La última milla)

  • Ajustar tamaño de los mapas

  • Links a los mapas

  • Decir que fue en muestreo

  • Decir lo del transporte público y privado

  • Hablar del año en el que se hizo la presentación

  • Acabar las referencias

Fuentes

Metropolitan Area of Mexico City: some findings, some learnings (JPA_Metr_Area_Mex_City_FIndings_Learnings.pdf)